Effect of Gastric Balloon in Morbid Obesity: Prospective Study

Mansoura University300 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of gastric balloon in weight reduction among two different categories of morbidly obese people.

To study to effect of gastric balloon in weight reduction among those above 35 BMI and those above 45 BMI.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

300

Air filled gastric balloon (Heliosphere) those BMI above 45

Air filled gastric balloon (Heliosphere) those BMI below 45

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * morbid obesity Exclusion Criteria: * patient refusal * psychological patients * oesophageal or gastric abnormalities

Mansoura University

Al Mansurah, Egypt

RECRUITING

Effect of weight loss

By following up the BMI every month

Time frame: 6 months

Tolerance

Tolerance of patients to the balloon in form of vomiting, nausea, gastric pain

Time frame: 6 months

mohamed e abd ellatif, phd

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